Hi,
I'm in a predicament where I've been offered renting a autocamper that weights 3250 kg but is registered to load upto 4200 kg. The german rental agency claims its okey for me to drive it as long as as the weight doesn't go above 3500 + 7% (~3750kg)
I'm going to be driving this autocamper very little in germany and mostly for ~20 days in Denmark.
Question is now what rules apply when/where - when
i'm a Danish citizen that got my danish driver license in 1992 then changed to a Swiss driver license (normal B) in 2006.
As far as I can see all three countries have slightly different rules...
(p.s. reason I'm even considering it is that i'm out late and its high season so not that many options available ... personally I'm not worried driving the vehicle - but I don't want to be on some road at night being questioned by police and told to leave the car..
You are allowed a few percent to go over before they write out fines in the Netherlands and Germany this is 5%, Danmark I do not know but I hope that you with this information know what to google for. (just look at a Danish list of fines for overloading, it should mention when they start fining or force you to unload.)
The car itself is registered to 4200Kg which is a new thing that got introduced a few years ago namely License "B +96" as a cheap/quick solution in between B and BE which allows to drive a combination of up to 4.250Kg Good to know, but not relevant for you.
So you would be allowed to drive a total weight of 3675Kg with this camper without risking a fine in Germany. (I have no clue where the 7% comes from that they mention)
Be aware that when you load up that camper with a full tank of water, propane, fuel, pots and pans plus a few people, you'll be likely way over even if all you bring along are bikinis.
Happy camping, I am missing it
My take on it:
If the car is registered for more than 3500 kg you are not allowed to drive it with a Swiss Class B license. You would need a class C1 which is for up to 7500 kg. Regardless if it actually wights more or less than 3500 kg.
https://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classifi...247/index.html
Same goes for Germany https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/__6.html
(Assuming it is the weight listed in F.1 in the German registration document)
In Germany there are the following rulings which would permitted a large total weight for Class B:
Code 96 which permits up to 4250 kg, but only in combination with a trailer and a car of max 3500 kg https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/__6a.html
The permitted trailing weights are listed in O.1 and O.2 If you do not have a trailer attached they are irrelevant.
Code 192 which permits up to 4250 kg in case of electrical vehicles transporting goods
http://www.buzer.de/gesetz/11450/index.htm
4100 kg in case it is an armored car used by the BKA oder the Police.
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/f...311300011.html
If you had an old German Klasse 3 license than it would be o.k. (and you get class C1 if you convert it into a new German or Swiss credit card style)
thanks! turned out it was all due to misunderstanding and the model numbers had been mixed up - so the model offered was actually 3500 kg so all is good - I hope